{"product_id":"films-that-work","title":"Films that Work","description":"Only available in hardback: ISBN 978 90 8964 012 3\n\n\n\nThe history of industrial films – an orphan\ngenre of twentieth-century cinema\ncomposed of government-produced and\nindustrially sponsored movies that sought\nto achieve the goals of their sponsors,\nrather than the creative artists involved –\nseems to have left no trace in filmic cultural\ndiscourse. At its height the industrial film\nindustry employed thousands, produced\nseveral trade journals and festival circuits,\nengaged with giants of twentieth-century\nindustry like Shell and AT \u0026amp; T, and featured\nthe talents of iconic actors and directors such as Buster Keaton, John Grierson\nand Alain Resnais. This is the first\nfull-length book, anthology, and annotated\nbibliography to analyse the industrial film\nand its remarkable history. Exploring the\npotential of the industrial film to uncover\nrenewed and unexplored areas of media\nstudies, this remarkable volume brings\ntogether renowned scholars such as\nRick Prelinger and Thomas Elsaesser in a\ndiscussion of the radical potential and new\npossibilities in considering the history of\nthis unexplored corporate medium.","brand":"Amsterdam University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54251452465496,"sku":"9789089640130","price":84.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9789089640130.jpg?v=1749911439","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/films-that-work","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}